Developers and Politicians Have Won

Over the years I've made connections with various people and some even in Bristol City Council (though the "bosses" don't know that. I rarely ask them to check things for me but after a blank refusal to respond to four emails on wildlife under/overpasses I asked someone to see if anyone was working on the response.

Apparently, some people at BCC think of me as a "pain in the ass". Well, score 10 for me. I was told that "It's always been this current council and Mayor's stance that if they do not respond people will go away or if they do respond it is on something that does not address any of the questions put to them".

Oh I am so 'shocked'.

Here is the thing that shows why voters need to get written guarantees from people they elect. The Mayor Marvin Rees and Bristol City Council call themselves champions for the environment yet they continually lie about keeping green spaces safe, they allow the use of rodenticides and even of allotments, they cut down trees, dig up hedgerows and knowingly connive with contractors and developers to 'not know' about badger and other wildlife habitats.

In fact, BCC has been thuggish to the extent that they have now committed wildlife and environmental crimes (Yew Tree Farm) out of plain malice.

Why the hell will Bristol groups trying to save green spaces and sites of scientific interest from the council and developers not unite and do a mass protest outside the council house and get press/media coverage to embarrass Rees and BCC???

Worse still is the fact that the current Labour council have committed far more environmental damage and destruction of wildlife habitat and the Green Party has simply allowed it to do so as the Green candidates I spoke to were all intent on building and getting more businesses in Bristol and were flummoxed by my questions on the environment!! The original Green Party of Germany should never be considered as similar as they DO consider the environment which is why they carry a lot of political clout.

If the voting public just cannot be bothered with the environment and wildlife issues then their elected representatives will not. The UK can be symbolised by what is going on in the City and County of Bristol and I am fed up of trying to explain what needs to be done and trying all I can behind the scenes.

The war on wildlife and the environment has been won by the developers and politicians while the public are too busy with soaps and reality TV.